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Freeman South Dakota Map

Explore Freeman, South Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Freeman, South Dakota

How to Use This Freeman, South Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Freeman, South Dakota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of South Dakota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Freeman.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityFreeman
StateSouth Dakota (SD)
CountyHutchinson County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.352487
Longitude-97.437286
Population1,329
Density351.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code57029
Area Code605
County SeatOlivet
School DistrictFreeman School District 33-1

About Freeman, South Dakota

Freeman is a locality in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,329. The population density is 351.5 people per km². Freeman is located at 43.3525°N, 97.4373°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Freeman is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 57029.

Freeman occupies a vast, level expanse of the high plains where the sky dominates the horizon, pressing down upon the earth with a weight that defines the temperament of the land. It lies 33.3 miles north of Yankton, SD (from Yankton, SD: bearing 357°T), and is situated 30.9 miles west-southwest of Tea. The soil is dark and heavy, a deep loam that holds the memory of ancient grasses, while the nearby Turkey Ridge Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the fields, its banks lined with the skeletal silhouettes of cottonwood trees. During the late afternoon, the light turns a bruised, singular gold, casting long shadows that stretch across the stubble of harvested corn until the Freeman becomes a quiet sanctuary for the birds and the wind. On the clearest days, the faint, jagged silhouette of Rocky Ridge shimmers against the western sky, a reminder of the distance between this flat, fertile ground and the upheaval of the mountains.

Freeman carries the quiet, industrious legacy of Mennonite settlers who arrived with the intention of turning the wild prairie into a disciplined grid of productivity. The local economy remains anchored in the stubborn resilience of agriculture, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of life for those who work the land. Education and faith serve as the pillars of the social structure, fostering a culture that values modesty and a steady, predictable hand in all matters of trade and neighborly interaction. Even as the modern world encroaches, the rhythm of the day remains tethered to the slow turn of the seasons and the simple necessity of maintaining the homestead, ensuring that the legacy of those who first broke the sod remains a palpable, living influence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Freeman (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 029° NE
  • Lake Charles (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 146° SE
  • Silverlake MB Church Monument (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 007° N
  • Turner County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.8 mi, 079° E
  • Mccook County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.4 mi, 005° N
  • Ulmer Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 15.3 mi, 199° S
  • Hurley Center Avenue Mural (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 105° E
  • Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 119° SE
  • East Vermillion Lake Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 035° NE
  • South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 27.5 mi, 205° SW
  • Cinema Magic (Cinema) — 31.8 mi, 177° S
  • Johnson School (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 055° NE
  • Riverside Park Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 33.6 mi, 176° S
  • Missouri National Recreational River (National Recreation Area) — 33.7 mi, 177° S · 870 acres
  • Gayville Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 34.5 mi, 157° SE
  • Gavins Point (Viewpoint) — 34.8 mi, 190° S
  • West Mall 7 Theaters (Cinema) — 36.0 mi, 072° E
  • USS South Dakota Battleship Memorial (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 068° E
  • Delmont Historical Society (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 261° W
  • Rodeo Bunny (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 309° NW
  • Pettigrew Home & Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 069° E
  • Creative Spirits (Arts Centre) — 38.0 mi, 069° E
  • Dance Gallery (Arts Centre) — 38.0 mi, 069° E
  • Sioux Falls State Theatre (Theatre) — 38.0 mi, 069° E
  • Rehfeld's Art & Framing (Gallery) — 38.1 mi, 069° E
  • Old Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 069° E
  • McGovern Legacy Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 309° NW
  • Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 49.4 mi, 260° W · 2,043 acres
  • Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.0 mi, 060° NE · 12k acres

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About This Freeman Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Freeman, South Dakota. Coordinates: 43.352487, -97.437286. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Freeman includes the ZIP code (57029), telephone area code (605), county seat of Hutchinson County (Olivet), and school district assignment (Freeman School District 33-1).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.